Comedy concerning the brouhaha caused by the building of a public pissoir in a French village.
The mayor organises a wine festival to coincide with the opening of the public convenience.
A spinster is convinced that the public convenience is an instrument of the devil.
Since Rose Brivaque is pregnant, when a soldier on leave arives, he is given a frosty reception by the town.
The priest's sermon decrying the urinal in interrupted.
Justine Putet and Monsieur Girodot plot to destroy the urinal.
Ascar de St Choul is dunked in soapy water.
An army captain has an affair with the innkeeper's wife.
The villagers and the army engage in a fight.